Soap-flaking device



INVENTOR BY l ATTORNEY Jan. 4, 19527.

H, B. BROUGHAM SOAP FLAKING DEVICE Filed March 9. 19125v WITNESS: @my

Patented Jan. 4, 1927.

Lenses rarer ries.

HERBERT B. BROUGHAM, OF WHITE PLAINS, NEI/V YORK, ASSIGNR OF ONE-HALF TO"WALLACE CLARK,V OF NEIV YORK, N. Y.

SOAP-FLAKING DEVICE,

Application filed March 9, 1925. Serial No. 14,222.

This invention relates to improvements in soap flaking devices andcontainers therefor.

Some of the objects of the invention are: to adapt for household use,the principle of the plane-edge in producing soap flakes by hand; toenable the luser in asingle operation to produce from bar soap, a flakysoap and to pack the same automatically; to utilize the container partof the device as a receptacle for the soap flakes during the process offorming the same; and to control the sifting of the flakes from thecontainer when dispensing the contents therefrom.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certainnovel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, theessential features of which are hereinafter fully described, areparticularly pointed out in the appended claim, and are illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a perspective view of myinvention showing in dotted lines the closure member in open position.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line 2--2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure t is a detail vertical sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure1.

Refering more particularly to the drawing, the reference numeral 10desiginates a box like metallic container having at least one of itsside walls 11 provided with grating or shredding elements 12. Thegrating elements are punched from the side wall 11 by slitting the wallhorizontally and then pressing the material outwardly to form asubstantially cupped shaped element. The elements 12 may be of varyingsizes, that is, either coarse or fine depending upon the size of theflakes to be formed. vWhile I have only shown one side wall providedwith a grating surface, it will be readily understood that all sidewalls may be similarly formed with grating elements of various sizeswhereby different size flakes may be manufactured.

One of the side walls adjacent the wall 11 is formed with an opening 13,through which a closure member or panel 14 is adapted to pass, The topand bottom walls of the receptacle are formed with grooves 15 to providea track over which the panel is adapted to slide in its movement forsealing the openings formed by the grating elements when it is desiredto dispense the contents of the receptacle, and for establishingcommunication between the grating surface and the interior of thecontainer. T he panel (lf-l serves as a valve for establishing and diS-establishing communication between the grating surface and the interiorof the receptacle, and although I have shown a sliding member for thispurpose, it will be readily appreciated that an outside lid or variousother means might be provided for performing the same function. 1ct isformed with a manipulating portion 16 for permitting the same to becontrolled loy the lingers of the hand when actuating the panel.

F rom the description thus far, it will be seenvthat when the panel 14is moved to the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 1 of thedrawing and a bar of soap is passed over the grating surface, the flakescut therefrom by the grating members will collect within the container.When the container has been sufficiently filled, the panel is moved to aclosed position and the contents of the container are ready to bedispensed for use.

For dispensing the flakes, there is provided an opening 17 in the topwall of the receptacle adjacent one corner thereof, and which isnormally closed by a lid, panel or the like closure member 1S and havingav manipulating knob 19 movable in a slot 2() in the top. The ylid 18 isadjustable with respect to thc walls of the opening to regulate the sizeof the discharge opening to control the Hakes of the contents therefromwhen the receptacle has been inverted for dispensing purposes. While thelid is shown as slidable over the opening, I wish it to bc understoodthat the same may be hinged without, in any way departing from the thespirit of my invention.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that I have constructeda device where- The panel by a bar of soap may be chipped or shaved jmounted in Suid receptacle behind Said gratl ing Surface for sealing thesuine with respect to the interior of said receptacle after theSubstance has been grated, and an outlet provided in the top Wall o seidreceptacle through which the contents of said receptucle are dischargedupon the inverting of the suine.

In. testimony whereof I have affixed my 20 signature. n

HERBERT B. BRO 'GfllAe/l.

